All Policy Analysis by پاتريك كلاوسون

Sanctions might have brought Rouhani to the table, but they won't keep him there.

Forget Rouhani -- Iran's hardline Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei might actually be open to a nuclear deal with America.

The president-elect's recent writings provide a basis for judging how he will approach the nuclear issue.

Patrick Clawson, Mehdi Khalaji, Michael Eisenstadt, Matthew Levitt, and Michael Singh have contributed material to this important ongoing project on Iran.

The Institute's director of research reviews three recent studies on Iran's nuclear ambitions and how they fit in with the regime's wider regional strategy and negotiating stance: The Iranian Nuclear Crisis: A Memoir by Seyed Hossein Mousavian, Iran: The Nuclear Challenge by Robert Blackwill (ed.), and U.S. and Iranian Strategic

The role of oil in Iran's economy is declining, undercutting Western efforts to press the regime by reducing its oil export revenue.

Iran Talks: Is New Momentum Enough? Patrick Clawson

At the moment, the Islamic Republic is just too dysfunctional to cut a nuclear deal.